3.17.2016

Reversible Listado Cowl and a Yarn Giveaway!

This winter I "re-imagined" one of my oldest cowl patterns and designed Reversible Listado Cowl... I love Listado Cowl as is, but thought it would also be fabulous if it was longer, which meant the stitch had to be reversible, I just didn't have the right yarn for it! Then my buddy Sunne gave me a skein of Cloudborn's new yarn in Bird's Nest while I was in Denver for a Craftsy meeting... and somehow on the way home instead of working on my deadline knitting I was casting on a new cowl? I am clearly highly distractable.... (but that is another blog post).

This yarn/pattern combo is so good that when I finished the cowl and blocked it, before I could even get photos, my husband stole it to wear with his new sweater. I had to steal it back ASAP... this is high praise as he isn't really a wool around the neck kinda guy! And then the girl tried to steal it as gradient yarn matches gradient hair!

I ended up re-vamping the original Listado pattern at the same time as it was in an older pattern format... so I've decided to bundle the patterns, if you already own Listado you can get Reversible Listado for only $2 more. And if you purchase both Reversible Listado and Listado you get $3 off the bundle. They were different enough patterns that I couldn't write them as one without confusing myself (and I tried!).

Time for a Giveaway!
So, in celebration of spring being on its way AND St Patrick's day this week... who wants to win a skein of Cloudborn Merino Alpaca Sport Color Change Yarn in Amalfi to knit up a bright and cozy Reversible Listado Cowl?

I've got it all wound up and ready to go..... I can't wait to see Reversible Listado Cowl on one of your needles!

Just leave a comment below letting me know which your favorite colorway of Color Change is yours... I LOVE the Bird's Nest, but now I'm thinking about Puget Sound! Don't forget to leave a way to get in touch with you... I'll keep comments open through March 20th and announce a winner in my next blog post!

I forgot to leave a way to get in touch so I deleted my last comment and am trying again. Hope that doesn't make things difficult! Puget Sound--but the choice is really tough. Thanks for the chance to win!

love the design! As far as color....I have no preference because I always gravitate to the same. sometimes I just need someone else to choose or I will have another shade of blue or purple. Ravelry: kdwalters60. email: kdwalters1@gmail.com

I'm loving the Bird's Nest right now because I'm enjoying all the Spring birds nesting around my house now. Nantucket is a close second! I also love your reversible cowl and am going to knit one up for myself soon.

Revamping Listado into a longer cowl was a brilliant idea! I looked at Cloudborn yarns the minute this pattern came out and immediately ordered "Puget Sound." It should arrive in the next few days. :))

It's Bird Nest for me. I just had caramel highlight added to my hair and this colorway is perfect. And I just finished watching (YouTube) birth of the American Eagle eaglet at the National Arboretum! What a coincidence.

Aha! This blog post explains who the model with the red braids is! I was wondering. She looks so much like your mother when she was that age. (Remember, I knew her when..). As for the yarns, I love Puget Sound (after all, I live in the PNW), with Ocean Twilight a close second. Looking forward to making this cowl!

Always a lover of names, yarn or quilt blocks, I must now choose between Puget Sound, Ocean Twilight or Bird Nest (all significant in my life) but it must be Puget sound that wins. Ravmarc on Ravelry. Great pattern- rushing to Ravelry to add it to my library.

How can one possibly choose from such lovely combinations? As I am lucky to have retired to my homeland, Trinidad and Tobago, the Ocean Twilight calls to me. I made the original Listado for a friend and now look forward to making the reversible version. Happy knitting, all.

Puget Sound & Ocean Twilight really catch my eye. I'd be a novice cowl-maker, not having made one yet, but I'm ready to give it a go! I'm much braver after taking your Craftsy Knitting with Beads Class!! 😉 You can contact me at terri@scoharris.com. Thanks & Fingers Are Crossed!

They're all beautiful. It's a toss up between Ocean Twilight and Puget Sound for my favorite though. I've already bought the new version of Listado to go with the original one I had. It would look awesome in any of the color change options. Chellemay on Ravelry.

Oh my how do you choose just one favourite colour, I would choose Island Lilacs, Hearts and Flowers and ocean Twilight. Love the pattern, would be fun to see it in ALL the colours! :)Knittingnanny55 on ravelry.

I love love love Amalfie (I think that is how you spell it☺️). My second favorite is Pugent Sound. I'm just a blue and green kinda gal I guess. My name on ravelry is : sleekymom. Thank you for this exciting opportunity. Oh, and I already have the pattern and a set of empty needles!!!!!

Thank you Laura :0) I love the update to the pattern, reversible so awesome! The colourways are all gorgeous....I think I love Island Lilacs the best, makes me think of the soft greens and purples of springtime. Cheersdonnajburton on rav

Such lovely yarn and show off so well with the pattern! Almalfi for spring and Puget Sound or Ocean Twilight for winter. It would not break my heart if Island Lilac fell out of my mailbox. Bird's Nest seems like a wonderful neutral that will be highly wearable with just about anything. I love cowls long to double wrap and getting to the next gradient color would certainly be motivating with the long rows.

I love Birds Nest, it reminds me of that first cup of coffee in the morning. I'm working hard to getting away from always choosing blues! Otherwise I'd say that my fave is Nantucket ;-) Seriously, they're all lovely. My rav id: laineyhf